Larry Dean JacksonWORLD HISTORY

Chapter 2 / Section 1 / Pages: 22-23

OBJECTIVES: Explain the impact of geography on the development of civilization in Mesapotamia; List characteristics of life in Sumerian city-states; Name the first empires in ancient Mesopotamia; List several of the laws included in Hammurabi's code; Explain the significance of religion for the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia; and Identify and explain the importance of Sumarian inventions.